Action for Children
Residential Support Worker
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Residential Support Worker
Salary: £28,100 per annum (£22,783 pro-rata) plus an opportunity to earn an additional £2,600 per annum based on an average of 1 sleep-ins per week
Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time – 30 hours per week
Benefits:
- Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
- As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.
- Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
- Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
- Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
- Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.
Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.
About the Service
This is a fun and welcoming service and you will be joining a committed and ambitious team, led by a manager who really wants to see you develop and reach your potential!
Our Vale of Glamorgan Short Breaks Project in Barry provides residential short breaks, community outreach services and Domiciliary Care for the most vulnerable disabled children and young people aged from 6 to 18 years in the Barry, Penarth and Sully. The service is centrally located with great public transport links all around, only a 5 minute walk from Cadoxton train station!
About the role
Qualified or currently working towards a level 3 in Health and Social Care, within this Shift Leading Residential Support Worker role, you’ll ensure high standards of care and personalised support for the children and young people we support.
This will include supporting in the absence of the Registered Manager or Team Leader, supervisions of staff, case managing and assisting in the development of the service.
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How you’ll create brighter futures
- Lead shifts with the primary aim of the provision of a high-quality service.
- Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
- Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
- Supervise and guide staff as required, in accordance with Action for Children policies and procedures.
Let’s talk about you
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care children and young people (or recognised equivalent) or currently working towards.
- Experience of shift leading a team of support workers
- Flexibility to work a variety of shift patterns as agreed via the rolling rota.
- Experience and training in safeguarding
- Driving License for transportation of young person from and to the service (desirable)
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For more information about the Residential Support Worker role, please review our full job description by clicking here.
If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13665 and we'll be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
Useful Documents:
- Action for Children Employee Benefits
- AfC Commitment Statement
- Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:122051C72EF1BCDA7BAD4ACDC1FE01FD&fldBrowsingMode=contribution]
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Teitl swydd: Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl
Cyflog: £28,100 y flwyddyn (£22,783 pro-rata) ynghyd â chyfle i ennill £2,600 ychwanegol y flwyddyn yn seiliedig ar gyfartaledd o 1 gysgu i mewn yr wythnos
Lleoliad: Y Barri, Bro Morgannwg
Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, Rhan amser – 30 awr yr wythnos
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- Hyfforddiant gwych a’r cyfle i ymgymryd â hyfforddiant proffesiynol ar gyfer rhai rolau
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